US 12,172,062 B1
Apparatus and method for measuring lie and loft of a golf club
Alex Power, Carlsbad, CA (US); and Dan Marin, Ramona, CA (US)
Assigned to Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on May 20, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/669,368.
Application 18/242,750 is a division of application No. 18/085,164, filed on Dec. 20, 2022, granted, now 11,752,409.
Application 18/085,164 is a division of application No. 17/190,100, filed on Mar. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,554,302, issued on Jan. 17, 2023.
Application 18/669,368 is a continuation of application No. 18/242,750, filed on Sep. 6, 2023, granted, now 11,992,739.
Int. Cl. A63B 60/42 (2015.01); A63B 53/02 (2015.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01)
CPC A63B 60/42 (2015.10) [G06T 7/73 (2017.01); A63B 53/02 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30221 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf club measurement apparatus comprising: a computer comprising a graphical user interface and an algorithm; a loft measurement array comprising a loft sensor, a first lens and first light; a lie measurement array comprising a lie sensor, a second lens and a second light; a scoreline measurement unit comprising a scoreline sensor, a third lens, and a third light; wherein a control device is operatively connected to the scoreline measurement unit, loft measurement array, and lie measurement array, wherein the scoreline measurement array is configured to calculate a scoreline angle of a golf club, wherein the loft measurement array is configured to calculate a preliminary loft angle of the golf club, wherein the lie measurement array is configured to calculate a preliminary lie angle of the golf club, and wherein the computer is configured to apply the algorithm to calculate final loft and lie angles of the golf club head based upon the scoreline angle and preliminary loft and lie angles.